Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Why it\'s hard to forgive
I think some of the reasons forgiving is hard are because the memories are still there, and it\'s in the past and it\'s unchangeable. You or another person has already messed up, and you can\'t go back and fix it, and you can\'t forget about at as far as wiping it from your memory. So sometimes people just want to hold onto that bitterness and those memories, either thinking that they\'ll be able to get the person back someday, or they just don\'t feel like letting it go, or they just think it\'s easier to hold onto them. I guess bitterness and unforgiveness is the easy way to deal with it (or rather, not deal with it). It\'s easier to get mad than to be loving.
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Until recently I had never really had any huge issues in my life to have to forgive. It was easy to forgive someone for stepping on my toe or knocking over a glass of milk. But over the past couple of years I have learned that forgiveness is much more than that, and it's hard. My heart was trampled on and my hopes and dreams of what I thought my life was, was shattered. I was reminded by a close friend to forgive every little thing that hurt. Why is it so hard? Because the memories are still there. Someone can hurt you badly and have no remorse for it and yet it is still asked us of us to forgive them. We somehow feel like it's our duty to bestow consequences on the ppl that hurt us. God doesn't ask that of us, that is his job. I came to the conclusion in my life that I wanted to be full of joy and peace. So by choosing to forgive,I can walk free from a life of resentment, anger and bitterness. Forgiveness is hard, but much easier than living in a life that holds onto the wrong someone caused us. Walk FREE!!!
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